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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHIVI/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


C™dl.n  ln..l.u..  ..r  Hi.,..lc.l  Mlc,.r«,r«lu«l.n.  /  Inrttu.  c.n.dUM,  d.  ,„ic,.«pr.dMC,l.n.  hta....,«« 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notas/Notas  tachniquaa  at  bibliographiquaa 


Tha  Instituta  ha*  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  boat 
original  copy  availabia  for  filming.  Faaturaa  of  this 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographically  uniqua. 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
reproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  change 
the  usual  method  of  filming,  are  checked  below. 


D 


D 


0 


n 

D 


n 


D 


Coloured  covers/ 
Couverture  de  couleur 


I      I    Covers  damaged/ 


Couverture  endommagte 

Covers  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Couverture  restaurAe  et/ou  pelliculAe 


I      I    Cover  title  missing/ 


Le  titre  de  couverture  manque 


I      I    Coloured  maps/ 


Cartes  g6ographiques  en  couleur 

Coloured  ink  (i.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 


I      I    Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations/ 


Planches  et/ou  illustrations  en  couleur 

Bound  with  other  material/ 
RaliA  avac  d'autres  documents 

Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

La  re  liure  serr6e  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la 
distortion  le  long  de  la  marge  inttriaura 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blanches  ajouttes 
lors  d'une  restauration  apparaissent  dans  le  texte, 
mais.  lorsque  cela  Atait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pas  4t4  filmias. 

Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  suppl6mentaires: 


L'institut  a  microfilmi  la  meilleur  exemplaire 
qu'ii  lui  a  4tA  possible  de  sa  procurer.  Les  details 
da  cat  exemplaire  qui  sont  peut-Atre  uniques  du 
point  da  vue  bibliographique.  qui  peuvent  modifier 
une  image  rrnroduite.  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dans  ia  mAthoda  normale  de  f ilmage 
aont  indiquAa  ci-dessous. 


I      I   Coloured  pages/ 


y 


V 


D 


Pages  de  couleur 

Pages  damaged/ 
Pages  endommagAes 

Pages  restored  and/oi 

Pages  restaurAes  et/ou  pelliculAes 


I — I   Pages  damaged/ 

I      I    Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/ 


Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  dAcolortes.  tachet^es  ou  piquAes 


□   Pages  detached/ 
Pages  ditach6es 


~7   Showthrough/ 
^LJ   Transparence 


Quality  of  print  varies/ 
Quality  inAgale  de  I'impression 


I      I   Includes  supplementary  material/ 


Comprend  du  material  supplAmentaira 

Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Edition  disponible 


Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc..  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  pages  totalement  ou  partieliement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata.  une  pelure. 
etc..  ont  M  filmAes  it  nouveau  de  fapon  A 
obtanir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  filmA  au  taux  de  rMuction  indiquA  ci-dessous. 


10X 

14X 

18X 

22X 

26X 

aox 

y 

12X 

lex 

20X 

a4x 

ax 

32X 

ir« 

Mtails 
es  du 
modifier 
er  una 
filmaga 


Th«  copy  filmad  hara  haa  baan  raproduead  thanka 
to  tha  ganaroaity  of: 

SMninary  of  Quibac 
Library 

Tha  imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  boat  quality 
poaaibia  conaidaring  tha  condition  and  iagibility 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  kaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  apaciflcationa. 


L'axamplaira  film*  fut  raproduit  grica  A  ia 
g4nAroait4  da: 

S4inin«irt  dt  Qu4b«c 
BibitotMqut 

Laa  imagaa  tuivantaa  ont  At*  raproduitas  avac  la 
plua  grand  toin,  compta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 
da  la  naittat*  da  l'axamplaira  film*,  at  an 
conformit*  avac  laa  conditiona  du  contrat  da 
filmaga. 


tea 


Original  coplaa  in  printad  pafMr  covara  ara  filmad 
beginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  ending  on 
tha  iaat  page  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  impraa- 
•ion,  or  tha  back  covar  when  appropriate.  All 
other  originei  copiea  ara  filmed  beginning  on  the 
firat  page  with  a  printad  or  Illuatratad  impraa- 
•ion,  and  ending  on  the  Iaat  page  with  a  printad 
or  illuatratad  impraaaton. 


Lee  exempiairas  orlginaux  dont  la  couvarture  an 
papier  eat  imprim*e  aont  film**  en  commenpant 
par  la  premier  plat  at  an  terminant  aoit  par  la 
darni*re  page  qui  comporta  une  empreinte 
d'impreaaion  ou  d'iliuatration,  colt  par  la  second 
plat,  aalon  le  caa.  Toua  las  autrea  exemplairas 
orlginaux  aont  film*a  en  commen9ant  par  la 
premi*re  page  qui  comporte  une  emprainte 
d'impreaaion  ou  d'iliuatration  at  en  terminant  par 
la  darni*re  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 


The  Iaat  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
•hall  contain  the  aymboi  — »-  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  aymboi  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  appliaa. 


Un  dee  symboies  •uivanta  apparattra  aur  la 
derni*ra  image  do  cheque  microfiche,  ••Ion  le 
caa:  la  aymboia  — »•  aignifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
aymbola  ▼  aignifie  "FIN". 


Mapa,  piatea,  charta,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratioa.  Thoaa  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  expoaura  ara  filmad 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  comer,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  aa  many  framea  aa 
required.  The  following  diagrams  iilustrsta  the 
method: 


Les  cartea,  planchaa,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  Atre 
film*8  i  dea  taux  da  r*duction  diff*renta. 
Lorsque  le  document  eet  trop  grand  pour  *tra 
reproduit  en  un  aeul  clich*,  11  vet  film*  *  partir 
da  Tangle  aup*riaur  gauche,  de  gauche  *  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  baa,  en  prenant  la  nombra 
d'imagas  n*cea^alre.  Lea  diagrammae  auivanta 
illu^trant  la  m*thoda. 


errata 

I  to 


pelure. 
on  * 


1 

2 

3 

32X 


1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

X 


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A    .KirilNAL'i,  ^Ic^'^ 


KXFKDITION  TO  (lIKBEr. 


IN    THE  YEAR    1775, 


INHKIt     IIIK     C(»MMAM>    'IK    (IH.IINKI.     ItKNKliK  T     AliNOI.H. 


J  A  M  I'i  S    .M  !•:  I.  \  1  N  , 


A     PRIVATE     IN     CAPTAIN     DEARBORN    S    COMPANY. 


]Ji)tlabclpl}ia : 


I'UINTKI)    mi;    TIIH    KKWKI.IN    C:I. 
MIWCCIXIV 


J I 


KniTION  ;     -lot)    ('OHIKS    OOTAVO. 

20      ■•         Ijuiirto. 


INT1I01)[  CTION. 


In  tin*  month  of  Scpteiubcr,  1775  about  the  same  time 
tliiit  Canada  was  invaded  by  the  usual  route  from  New 
York,  under  (leneral  Montgomery,  a  body  of  troops, 
amounting  to  about  1,100  men,  was  detached  from  the 
American  army  before  Boston,  and  designed  to  invade 
the  province  of  Canada  by  a  new  and  unexpected 
route. 

The  command  was  given  to  Colonel  Jienedict  Arnold, 
an  officer  already  well  known,  and  remarkable  for  hia 
bold  enterprise,  daring  courage,  and  impetuous  and 
detenniaed  character.  The  officers  accompanying  the 
expedition  were  also  well  known  for  their  soldierlike 
qualities.  Many  of  them  had  seen  service,  and  were 
selected  for  these  reasons,  and  the  subsetiuent  distinc- 
tion to  which  many  of  them  rose,  proves  the  wisdom 
and  sagacity  of  the  choice. 

After    some   delay,  the    troops    embarked    in    boats    at 


IN  riiDiircrioN. 


(Iiinliin  r,  in  ^l.■lill(',  jiin)  iirncccdod  tn  Mscciid  the  Kcii- 
ihImc  |{iv(r  Tlu'ir  idiifc  lav  iicross  tlio  ciiaHt  to  tlie 
iiiuiitli  111  ilic  KcniH'lifc,  tlii'iicc  \i|i  that  rivor  to  itw 
.-oiirci',  and  tlifiicc  ru  tin;  Hivcr  St.  Ijawrciiec.  In  thin 
('iil('r|iiis('  flir  triMips  ciiciiiiiitcrcd  great  difliciiltics, 
ht'iiiL'  nhliircil  ti>  (•niitciid  airainst  iiii|M'tU(»u.s  ciirrontH 
and  dcfp  swiiinjis,  and  wcio  tVccpuuitly  cniiijjollcd  to 
liaiil  tlicir  candcs  ii|)  rajiid  stioanis  and  over  falls  of 
water  'rin'v  had,  moreover,  eraggv  procijiieos  and 
dirticnlt  mountains  to  aseeiid  ;  and,  in  some  plaees,  wore 
fiiiiipelhMl  to  eut  their  way,  for  miles,  through  woods  so 
dense  that  their  proifress  was  sometimes  only  four  or 
five  miles  a  <lay.  In  addition  to  this,  their  provisions  at 
length  heeame  so  searee  that  some  of  the  men  were 
obliged  to  eat  not  only  their  dogs,  hut  oven  their  car- 
tridge lioxes,  hreeehes,  and  shoos.  The  constant  ex- 
posure and  fatigne,  as  well  as  the  want  of  food,  caused 


many 


to  fall  sick,  or  drop  from  exhaust 


tion,  ana  one 


■third 


of  the  original  numher  were  eventually  forced  to  return 
to  their  homes. 

Notwithstanding  all   this,  the  remainder  bore  all  their 
distres.ses    with    the    greatest   fortitude    and    constancy 
They  wore    encouraged    by  their    brave   commander,  and 
cheered  with  the  hope  of  ultimate  .success  and  the  honor 
that  would  forever  attach  to  thom  as  participators  in  an 


INI  l!i)|il  (Tins 


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(•iit(  r|irist!  tliiit  would  riv;il  tlic  cxiiloit  ot"  .\c!1(i|iIhhi,  or 
iMi\    cif  tilt'  oilier  riMiioiis  (•xiioiliti(iii'<   nf  ;iiitii|iiit\ . 

Alter  :i  loiiir  Mild  toilsiiiiie  Jniiriiey,  ('iieipiiiitcriii;:  ditfi- 
eiilties  ;iliil  li!irdslii|is  iiliiiost  iiiipossihle  to  coiiecix c,  in 
!i  dense  wiMeriiess,  wild  ;iiid  miinliiibited,  nt  a  se.'ison 
of  eoiitiiiiicd  cold  ami  ruin,  the  troops  Hnallv  arrived  in 
the  inhnliited  |p:irls  of  Cinada,  to  the  no  small  surprise, 
awe  ami   admiration  of  the  jieople  of  that  province. 

This  expedition  has  taken  a  conspieiioiis  place  in  the 
records  of  the  past.  The  historian  has  dilated  at  length 
u])on  it,  and  the  eiiter|)rise  has  lieen  ciiiisiilered  one  of 
tl'.e  irraiidest  in  conception,  and  one  of  the  most  hrilliant 
in  executi<iii,  of  any  that  ha.s  eviu'  heeii  attempted  in  the 
W()rld. 

The  partiei])ators  have  heeii  landed  and  admired  and 
the  commander  has  been  freijiiently  spoken  of  as  the 
American  llannihal. 

The  f(dh)wing  Journal,  which  was  kept  hy  one  of  the 
actors  of  that  famous  expedition,  cannot,  therefore,  fail 
to  be  of  interest.  In  it  will  be  found  the  results  of  the 
enterprise,  the  dariii<r  and  jrallantry  evinced  in  the  as- 
sault of  Quebec,  and  the  final  repulse  of  the  brave 
assailants,  together  with  tin'  subse((ucnt  capture  and  in- 
carceration of  a  )iorti(^n  of  them  as  jiristmiTs  of  war. 

Of  James  Melvin,  the  author  of  the  Journal,  we  have, 


IV 


IN  niiiKI  (  Tl'iN. 


uiifortiiiiatrl)',  nil  kiiowlfd^i',  fitrtlior  tlinn  that  h<>  was 
iittnt'licil  tu  tlio  roiiipaiiy  CDiiiiiiaiKlctl  liy  (Japtaiii  Diiur- 
bdi'ii.  An  tjfliirt  Iimm  Iici'm  iiiaiio  to  usiMTtain  Home  fuutH 
in  ri'^aid  to  liis  history,  hut  witliout  huccuhh.  From  the 
oliaructiir  ol"  llic  iJouinal,  tlic  fttylc  in  which  it  i.4  written 
and  the  beauty  and  <li«tinctiieHH,  we  can  form  no  other 
eonclusion  than  that  lie  wan  a  man  of  education,  and 
that  he  behiuged  to  u  family  of  poNition  and  respecta- 
bility. 


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I'j. 


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(',\M11KIIH!K,.   S('1»(<Im1mM-    13,   mf). 

Tliis  (lay  l>ciii^'  \V(Mliicsilay,  niaiclictl  iVnin 
('aiiil>ri<lnT,  ill  Captain  DKAitltintN's '"  ciin 
piiiiy,  (Irstiiicil  for  QiicIh'i-,  ami  were  I.,  cm- 
bark  at  Ncwliiiryport  Inr  Kcniicl  cc  river. 
W'v  lud^ctl  in  Mctlford. 

K'rccivcil  niic  niontli's  pay,  tunl  niarclifd  to 
Iami.  ;  1(h1^(.(1  at  roitcr's  tavern. 

Marrlic(l  to  Ipswich. 

Marched  to  Ncwburyport  ;  tlio  company  wen; 
([iiartcicd  in  a  rope-walk. 

,Siiii(lai/—\ho  detachments  went   to  meeting''. 

1>.  M. —Embarked  on  board  a  schooner  of 
seventy-live  tons  ;  the  wliolu  w«mo  end)arked 
ill  eh'ven  vessels. 

About  10  o'chjck  sailed  out  of  the  harbor,  and 
stood  on  and  off,  waiting-  for  one  of  tlie  ves- 
sels which  ji:ot  aground,  and  not  getting  otV 
tlio  nion  were  put  on  board  t!ie  other  vessels, 
and  wo  sailed  in  the  afternoon  with  a  fair 
wind  and  pleasant  W(  ather  ;  at  night  it 
j,n-ow  thick  and  foggy,  with  rain,  thunder, 
and  lightning:,  and  blowcd  fresli. 

in  the  morning-,  foggy  and  wet  ;  lay  too  part 
of  the   night,  at  daybreak  two  of  uur  licet 


mo. 

wvvo  ill  sijfht,  iuhI  wc  iiiimIo  Rftil  and  stood 
ill  fur  tlic  hIikic.  HIowimI  fn>Hh — wo  mado 
Si'^fiiiii. 
Hopt.  21.  Saw  twi)  III"  (»iir  vchhcIh  (Mtmiii)?  out  of  Sho«>pn- 
;^nt  river  into  Kcmiu'Ium".  Wv  proccoded  up 
tlic  river  iiH  fur  an  tliu  tide  would  porinit, 
niid  caiiH!  to  aiK^lior  witliin  Hix  miluH  of 
Vi>v[  Western. 

"  23.  Arrived  iit  Kort  WoHtern.''"  One  James  MfCou- 
MtcK'"'  Hliot  Serj-'eunt  Bishop. 

"     25.  M('('oKMicK  was  found  guilty. 

"     2(».  lie  WHS  brought  to  tin;  j^allows,  and  roprioved. 

"  27.  <iot  our  provisidns  into  l)attoa«ix,  and  went 
al)out  four  miles. 

"  28.  Proc(!eded  up  tlio  rivor  and  found  tho  water 
slioiil,  wliicli  caused  a  rapid  current,  and  wo 
wer<'  obliged  often  to  ji^et  out  and  wade, 
pulling  the  boat  after  us. 

"  30.  Arrived  at  Fort  Halifax,  where  was  the  first 
carrying-place;  the  land  here  is  better  than 
that  near  the  sea.  We  carried  over  our 
batteau  and  provisions  ;  the  carrying-place 
is  ojtposite  the  fort. 
Oct.  1.  Proceeded   up  tlie   river  ;   encamped  in   the 

"  2.  woods  ;  went  about  ten  miles.  Cold  and 
rainy. 

"  3.  Came  to  Scowhegan  Palls  •/*'  the  carrying- 
place  is  about  forty  rods  over  a  little  island 

"  4.  Went  up  to  Buinazees  Ripjdes,  and  came  to 
Norridgewalk.  The  carriage-place  is  about 
a  mile  in  length.  We  had  oxen  to  haul 
over  our  provisions.     Our   batteaux   were 


8 


1775. 

ciinlkctl.     We  wrn'  imw  fn  fak«>  <»nr  I«»iivo 
lit"  Ihhihcm  iiini  Mcttli'iiM-ntM,  of  wliicli  \v»'  hiiw 
no  iiiDiT,  cxct'pt  oii<>  IiKliiiti  wij^waiii,  until 
wu  cunu!  iirnoii^  th(>  Frcnt'li,  in  ('iinadit. 
Oct.     »».  Lf'l't  N(.«rri(lj?('wiilk  ;  wvut  aliout  five  niilcH. 

"  7.  Went  alxMit  twt'lvcinilcH,  unil  «'ncaniiM'(|.  Tlu' 
land  licrr  Ih  l(>vi'l  ami  ^ootl  ;  tlir  river  riipitl. 

"  8.  l'roc(((Mlc(l  up  the  river,  and  euiiumped  Hlxtnt 
five  miles  Indow  tlio  fiillH. 

"  U.  Arrived  iit  the  j^reat  eiirryin};-pliiee,  where  was 
a  lo^  hoUHO  huilt  for  the  siek, 

"  10.  Mk.  Si'KiN(i/^^  our  eluiplain,  went  to  prayers  ; 
we  went  to  the  (Irst  |>(»nd,  four  niileH  from 
the  river  ;  it  blowed  hard,  and  one  of  tho 
men  was  killed  by  the  fallin;^'  of  a  tree. 

"  11,  OroHHcd  the  first  pond  about  three-(|iuirtcr8  of 
a  mile  over  ;  here  is  plenty  of  fine  trout. 

"  12.  There  was  a  loj?  house  built  on  the  first 
carrying-place,  between  the  first  and  second 
ponds. 

"  13.  Crossed  the  carrying-place  from  this  pond  to 
another  ;  the  carrying-place  is  about  one 
mile  over. 

"  14.  Onjssed  the  pond  about  lialf  a  mile  over,  and 
got  over  the  carrying-place  about  one  and 
a  half  miles  in  length  ;  the  woods  are  cedar 
and  hemlock . 

"  16.  Crossed  the  third  pond  about  one  and  a  half 
miles  over.  \Vc  got  over  the  fourth  car- 
rying-place, fcMir  and  a  half  miles  in  length; 
part  of  the  way  over  a  boggy  swamp,  over- 
grown with  white  moss  and  bushes,  which 


I! 


I 'if 


1775. 

seemed  half-withered  ;  found  it  difficult  get- 
ting' over  our  batteaux  and  barrels,  sinking 
kr)ee  deep  in  moss  and  mud.  Wo  launched 
our  batteaux  into  a  small  creek  which  en- 
ters the  Dead  river. 
Oct.  17.  Went  eighteen  miles  up  the  Dead  river. 

"  IH.  Overtook  Oolc'el  (jiKEEx'«>  and  his  party  about 
twenty-five  miles  up  the  Dead  river  ;  had 
orders  to  ptit  ourselves  in  a  defensive  condi- 
tion. 

"  19.  Had  orders  to  march,  and  went  about  five 
miles. 

"     20.   Rained  all  last  night,  and  this  day. 

"  21.  Marched  through  hideous  woods  and  moun- 
tains for  the  most  part,  but  sometimes  on 
the  banks  of  the  river,  which  is  very  rapid. 

"  23.  Captain  HANnsHiu.,*<''^and  sixty  men,  went  for- 
ward, with  ten  days' provisions  ;  about  forty 
sick  and  weak  men  went  back  with  only 
two  or  three  days'  provision.  The  river 
here  is  narrow  and  excessive  rapid. 

"     24.  Continued  our  march,  though  slowly. 

"  25.  Hear  that  Colonel  LvNis'f  division  are  gone 
back 

"  26.  Crossed  the  fifth  carrying-place,  which  brought 
us  to  the  first  pond,  leading  to  Chadeur| 
river. 

"  27.  Crossed  the  second  carrying-place,  three-quar- 
t(!r8  of  a  mile  ;  then  crossed  second  pond, 
tlien  third  carrying-place  and  third  pond, 


*  Haucbol. 


t  Edus. 


X  Cbaudiere. 


1115. 

then  fourth  carrying-place  and  fourth  pond, 
and  encamped. 
Oct.  28.  Came  down  Ohadeur  river  in  a  Itireh  canoe, 
and  went  to  fetch  back  a  batteau  to  carry 
the  men  acr(»Hs  a  river,  but  could  not  over- 
take them.  The  company  were  ten  miles  ; 
waded  knee-deep  among  alders,  &c.,  the 
greatest  part  of  the  way,  and  came  to  a 
river  which  had  overflown  the  land.  We 
stopped  some  time,  not  knowing  what  to 
do,  and  at  last  were  obliged  to  wade 
through  it,  the  ground  giving  way  under 
us  at  every  step.  We  got  on  a  little  knoll 
of  land,  and  went  ten  miles,  where  we  were 
obliged  to  stay,  night  coming  on,  and  we 

■     '  were  all  cold  and  wet ;  one  man  fainted  in 

the  water  with  fatigue  and  cold,  but  was 
helped  along.  We  had  to  wade  into  the 
water,  and  chop  down  trees,  fetch  the  wood 
out  of  the  water  after  dark  to  make  a  fire 
to  dry  ourselves  ;  however,  at  last  we  got 
a  fire,  and,  after  eating  a  mouthful  of  pork, 
laid  ourselves  down  to  sieep  round  the  fire, 
the  water  surrounding  us  close  to  our 
heads  ;  if  it  had  rained  hard  it  would  have 
overflown  the  place  we  were  in.  Captain 
Goodrich's  company  had  only  three-quar- 
ters of  a  pound  of  pork,  each  man,  and  a 
barrel  of  flour  among  the  whole.  They 
ordered  the  batteau  to  proceed  down  the 
river  with  the  flour,  and  when  they  came  to 
the  place  above  mentioned,  waded  through. 


6 


1775. 

Thoy  came  to  tlio  knoll  of  land  before  men- 
tioned, and  made  a  fire  to  dry  themwelves, 
hein<jf  almost  pc^-islied.  After  some  time 
tlusy  marched,  and  fonnd  the  diflRculty  in- 
creasing', being  informed  they  mnst  return 
the  way  tiicy  came ;  being  night,  they 
camped  on  the  dryest  spot  they  could  find. 
Oct.  29.  Being  Sunday  ;  crossed  a  river  after  much 
fatigue  and  loss  of  time,  in  a  birch  canoe, 
and  then  waded  to  another  river,  about 
forty  rods  from  the  first,  which  we  crossed 
last  night.  I  lay  at  a  bark  house,  and  this 
iriorning  went  in  the  canoe  to  ferry  the 
people  over  the  two  rivers  above  mentioned, 
leaving  my  provisions  behind,  as  did  Cap- 
tain Dkarborx  and  the  three  other  officers. 
After  we  got  over  these  rivers.  Captain 
Dearborn,  steering  by  a  bad  compass,  went 
wrong  about  two  miles,  the  company  follow- 
ing, and  we  went  back  again,  then  went 
two  or  three  miles  to  a  little  bark  house, 
where  1  left  my  provision,  and  on  coming 
there  found  that  our  provision  was  stolen  by 
Captain  Morgan's'*'  company.  Goodrich's 
company  came  to  the  lower  end  of  Chadeur 
pond,  expecting  to  find  their  batteau  with 
the  flour,  but  were  disappointed. 

"  30.  I  set  out  in  a  lirch-bark  canoe  with  Captain 
Dkarborn  and  Captain  Ayres.  We  pro- 
ceeded to  the  lower  end  of  the  pond,  where 
Captain  Dearborn  left  the  canoe,  and  Cap- 
tain Ayres  and  I  proceeded  (Jown  Chadeur 


1715. 

river,   about  three  miles,  and  came  to  a 
ripply  place,  which  was  very  dangerous,  the 
rocks  standing  up  all  over  the  river.     Here 
a  batteau  was  stove,  with  four  men,  and 
one  man  drowned,  named  Gkorge  Ixnis.     I 
got  safe  down  this  place,  and  front  bud  or 
wor'ie,  proceeded  till  night,  and  encamped 
with  the  company.   Goodrich's  company  set 
out  early,  though  on  empty  stomachs,  and 
marched  about  ten  miles,  in  hopea  to  over- 
take their  batteau  with  the  flour,  but,  com- 
ing to  a  small  creek,  they  found  an  adver- 
tisement set  up,  informing  them  that  their 
batteau  was  stove,  and  the  flour  lost,  and 
the  men  with  difficulty  having  saved  their 
lives.     This  was  melancholy  news  to  them, 
having  eaten  scarcely  anything  for  several 
days,  and  having  waded  through  ice  and 
water,  and  were  a  great  way  from  any  in- 
habitants, and  knew  not  how  far  it  was. 
They  agreed  to  part,  and  the  heartiest  to 
push  forward  as  fast  as  they  could. 

Oct.  31.  This  day  I  took  my  pack,  and  went  by  land, 
all  the,  way,  to  inhabitants.  I  was  not  well, 
having  the  flux.  We  went  twenty-one 
miles.  Goodrich's  company  marched  three 
miles,  and  were  overtaken  by  Captain 
Smith,^'^  who  informed  them  that  Captain 
Goodrich  had  left  two  quarters  of  a  dog  for 
them.  They  stopped  and  sent  for  the  meat, 
but  the  men  returned  without  finding  it  ; 
however,  some  of  them  killed  another  dog 


1775. 

which  belonf^od  to  us,  which  probably  saved 
some  of  their  lives. ''"^  Captain  Ward's 
company  killed  another  dog. 

Nov.  1.  Oon tinned  nnwell  ;  this  day  I  eat  the  last  of 
my  provision  ;  I  kept  with  the  company,  and 
M'e  went  twenty  miles. 

"  2.  Traveled  fonr  miles  ;  I  shot  a  small  bird  called 
a  Sedee,  and  a  squirrel,  which  I  lived  upon 
this  day.  About  noon  we  met  some  French- 
men, with  cattle  for  our  armj^,  and  some 
meal  in  a  canoe.  I  had  a  small  piece  of 
meat  and  bread  given  me  ;  yesterday  my 
ines-smatcs  gave  away  victuals  to  stran 
gers,  but  refused  me,  though  they  knew  I 
had  mine  stolen  from  me.  This  evening,  to 
our  great  joy,  we  arrived  at  the  first  French 
house  wliere  was  provision  ready  for  us. 
The  first  victuals  I  got  was  some  boiled 
rice,  which  I  bought  of  the  Indians,  giving 
one  shilling  and  four  pence  for  about  a  pint 
and  a  half.  Here  we  were  Joined  by  about 
seventy  or  eighty  Indians,  all  finely  ornal 
mented  in  their  way  with  brooches,  brace- 
lets, and  other  trinkets,  and  their  faces 
pa'nted.  I  had  gone  barefoot  these  two  or 
three  days,  and  wore  my  feet  sore. 

"        3.  Snowed  all  day  ;  marched  about  nine  miles, 

when  we  drawed  provisions. 
"       4.  Marched  about  thirteen  miles. 

"  5.  Suuday — Marched  about  twelve  miles.  Our 
Colonel  went  forward  and  got  beef  killed  for 
us  every  ten  or  twelve  miles,  and  served  us 


r    i 


9 


1175. 

potatoes  instead  of  bread.  I  stood  sentry 
over  one  Flood,  who  was  whipped  for  steal- 
ing Captain  Dearborn's  pocket-book.  This 
was  at  St.  Mary's. 
Nov.  6.  Marched  twenty  mihis  ;  very  bad  travolinj?, 
as  it  was  all  the  way  to  Qiiebee.  Twelve 
miles  was  through  woods,  in  the  night,  mid- 
leg  in  mud  and  snow.  I  traveled  the  whole 
day  without  eating,  and  could  not  get  any 
house  to  lay  in,  but  lodged  in  a  barn  all 
night. 

"  T.  Marched  fifteen  miles  ;  snowed  all  day.  My 
money  being  gone  I  could  get  nothing  to 
eat  until  night,  when  there  was  an  ox 
killed. 

"  8.  Marched  six  miles  and  came  to  point  Levi,  on 
the  River  St.  Lawrence,  opposite  Quebec. 

"  9.  Our  people  took  a  prisoner,  who  was  a  mid 
Bhipman.^"^  Continued  at  Point  Levi  ;  kept 
guard  along  the  river-side,  making  scaling- 
ladders,  and  collecting  canoes  to  cross  the 
river ;  the  enemy  having  broken  all  the 
boats  they  could  find. 

"  13.  In  the  evening  crossed  St.  Lawrence  at  the 
mill  above  Point  Levi,  and  landed  at  Wolfe's 
cove.  I  went  back  twice,  to  fetch  over  the 
people,  and  stayed  till  day.  The  town  was 
alarmed  by  our  Colonel  firing  at  a  boat  on 
the  river.  We  went  to  Major  Caldwell's 
house,^"'  about  two  miles  from  the  city, 
where  we  were  quartered  ;  a  whole  company 
having  only  one  small  room. 


1   ^ 


10 


I'f        ;i 


iT7r). 

Nov.  14.  OiuMtfoiir  HOiitrios''*'  was  taken  by  the enoniy, 
which  alarmed  us  ;  we  expected  tliey  were 
eoiiie  t(»  f;'ive  us  battle,  and  tlu;  whole  de- 
taclinieiit  nuireluMl  witliin  ninHket-shot  of 
the  wall,  but  saw  none  to  oppose  uh,  but 
when  W(!  were  turned  to  f^"0  back  they  tired 
several  (uinnon  shot.s  iit  us.  without  doing" 
any  damage. 
15.  Tlu!  tletaeiunent  went  out  on  a  scout  ;  1  went 
on  guard  at  Wolfe's  cove. 

"      IT.  Went  on  ginird  at  Wolfe's  cove. 

"  19.  I  was  om[)loyed  all  tin;  I'oro-part  of  last  night 
in  butchering  for  Ww.  army,  and  about  four 
in  the  morning  gut  on  our  march,  and  went 
to  Point  aux  Trembles,  abctut  twenty-six 
miles  above  Queb(!c.  We  kept  guard  at  the 
Kiver  Carocho. 

"  '27.  Moiitlaif—lAcntcuani  IIutchins  and  sixty  men, 
went  up  to  meet  and  convoy  a  quantity  of 
gunpowder,  clothes,  &c. 

"  28,  1  went  on  guard  •  a  bridge,  six  miles  from 
Quebec  ;  stood  s(uitry  two  hours,  and  off  one, 
every  night  where  I  continued,  until  the 
army  came  down  to  Quebec. 
Dec.  3.  The  cannon  were  sent  down  the  river  in  bat- 
teaux,  and  lauded  in  the  night. 

"  5,  The  detachment  marched  on  their  way  to  Que- 
bec. We  were  (juartered  ia  a  nunnery,  near 
the  town,  but  it  was  wanted  for  a  hospital, 
and  we  went  over  tin;  River  St.  Charles, 
wher(>  wc  ccnitinued. 

"      10.  Sunday — Busy  making  scaling-ladders,  &c. 


11 


Nov,  25.  Hud  orders  to  j'-ivti  our  opinion  whotiicr  to  scale 
or  not. 

"      20.  Turned  out  to  wtorni  the  town,  but  it  was  too 
light. 

"     31.  Sunday — Al)out    four  in    the   morning,    were 
niustered,  in  order  to  storm  the   town  ;  it 
Huowed  find  stormed,  and  wan  very  dark. 
Our  company  liad  not  timely  n(»tic(!  of  tlie 
attack,  which  oceaHioneil  uh  to  be  too  late, 
for  when  the  firing  began  we  had  a  mile  and 
a  half  to  march.    We  made  all  poHsible  haste 
and    met    Colonel     Arnold'""    going    back 
wounded.    I  was  on  guard  in  St.  l{o(iue  that 
night,   and   went   forward    with    th(!  main 
body,  and  was  not  with  the  company.     The 
company    went    beyond  I'alace  Gate,    the 
(!nemy  firing  briskly  at  them  from  the  walls, 
and  killed  two  or  three.     The  enemy  sallied 
out,  and  they  surrendered,  as  did  all  the  de- 
tachment, except  some  few  who  made  their 
(iscape.^'"^     We  were  put  into  a  monastery, 
among  the  friars  ;  at  night  we  had  some  bis- 
cuit distributed  among  us.'"' 


January,  1776 — Prisoner  in  Quebec- 

Jan.  1.  We  had  a  straw  bed  between  two,  and  a 
blanket,  each  man,  served  to  us.  We  had 
some  porter  given  us.  Snowed  in  the  morn- 
ing. 


13 


in 


1716. 
.Tail.      3.  We  were  (irdcriMl  to  jj^ivci  a  HhI  of  onr  names 
n,i<;(\  wliore  born,  ami  what  regiment  wo  bo- 
longc*!  to.     Snowed  in  tlie  morning'. 

"  4.  All  the  old  countrymen  were  railed  into  ano- 
ther room  and  examined.  Snowed  in  the 
morninf?. 

"  5,  They  were  called  for  ap^ain,  and  made  to  take 
arms  for  the  Kinjj^  until  the  3iHt  May. 

"       <}.  Fair  weather  ;  they  were  taken  out. 

"  7.  Some  of  our  people  taken  with  the  Hmall-pox. 
Fair  weather. 

"        8.  Snowed  in  the  morning. 

"  9.  Very  dark  weather,  and  snowed.  Some  more 
taken  with  the  small-pox,  and  we  expect  it 
will  be  a  general  disorder,  for  we  are  very 
thick,  nasty,  and  lousy.  Our  living  is  salt 
pork,  biscuit,  rice,  and  butter,  and  a  suffi- 
ciency allowed,  if  we  were  not  checked  in 
our  weight  by  one  Dewev,  who  is  appointed 
our  quartermaster  sergeant,  to  deal  out  our 
provisions  ;  and  instead  of  being  our  friend, 
proves  (»ur  greatest  enemy,  defrauding  us  of 
great  part  of  our  provision.  We  have  not 
above  three  ounces  of  pork  a  day,  aad  not  a 
half-pint  of  rice  and  two  biscuits  a  day. 

"  10.  Fair,  but  excessive  cold.  I  went  to  the  hos- 
pital, having  the  small-pox. 

11.  A  snow  storm  ;  lasted  two  days  and  nights. 

12.  Snowed  all  day  ;   cleared  at  night. 

13.  Snowed  all  day. 

14.  Sunday — Fair,  but  very  cold. 

15.  An  excessive  cold  snow  storm. 


13 


Ilia. 

Jan 


16.  Fair  weather  ;  Hnowod  all  next  nipht. 
n.  Snowed  all  day, 

18.  Cloudy  and  cold.    Several  taken  witli  the  small- 

pox; went  to  the  hoHpital;  Home  nf  our  men's 
clothes  hrouf^ht  into  town  from  our  army* 
but  none  for  our  company.  I  am  now  p)t 
almost  well,  havinfjf  had  the  small-pox  lij^ht- 
ly.  A  Frenchman  being-  at  th<'  point  of  death 
the  nuns  came  and  read  over  him,  after- 
wards the  priest  came  in  ;  then  they  fetched 
in  a  table  covered  with  a  white  cloth,  and 
lighted  two  wax  candles,  about  three  feet 
long,  and  set  them  on  the  table.  The  priest 
put  on  a  white  robe  ov';r  his  other  garments, 
and  the  nuns  kneeled  down,  and  the  priest 
stood  and  read  a  sentence,  and  then  the 
nuns  a  sentence,  and  i  o  they  went  on  some 
time  ;  then  the  priest  i)raycd  l)y  hin)self ; 
then  the  nuns,  and  then  the  priest  again  ; 
then  they  read  all  together  a  spell,  and  final- 
ly the  priest  a'.jne  ;  then  the  priest  stroked 
the  man's  face,  and  then  they  took  away 
their  candles,  and  tables,  &c.,  and  the  man 
died. 

19.  Cloudy  and  cold. 

20.  Dewey  complained  of  fifteen  of  our  men  who 

had  agreed  to  fight  their  way  out ;  two  of 
them  were  put  in  irons. 

21.  Cloudy  and  cold;    cleared  in   the   afternoon. 

We  were  ordered  to  make  a  return  of  all 
the  tradesmen  among  us.  About  this  time 
two  of  our  company,  who  were  'listed  into 


I 


14 


mfi. 


I  he  Kiii^r'H  Hcrvicc,  inudo  tlioir  oscupu  out 
of  town.  TliiH  (lay  I  cutiie  out  of  the  hoHpi- 
tul. 
Jiiii.  22.  FiaHt  iiif?lit  our  army  burnt  four  of  the  enemy's 
veHHclH.  ()|(»M(ly  and  cold  ;  cleared  in  the 
aftcrnooM. 

"     23.  Cloudy. 

"     24.  Cloudy  ;  Huovved  in  tiio  morning. 

"     25.  Fair  weather. 

•'     2ft.  Cloudy  and  cold. 

"     27.  Fair  weather, 

"     28.  iSinn/aij — Clear  and  excessive  cold. 

"     29,  Clear  and  e.Kcessive  cold. 

"  Hi.  The  time  m-ems  very  l»»ng  ;  no  employment. 
Nothing  heard  or  seen  l)ut|)laying  at  cards, 
swearing-,  and  some  playing  away  all  their 
allowance  of  victuals  :  some  employ  them- 
selves in  making  wooden  spoons,  little 
boxes,  &c.  ;  cloudy. 


February,   1776- 


F( 


b'y  1.  Clear  weather. 

2.  A  pleasant  day. 

3.  Clear  weather. 

4.  >S'H»r/flt/— Clear  and  cold. 

5.  Cold  and  windy  ;  snowed  at  night. 

6.  Clear  weather. 
1.  Thick  weather. 
8.  Clear  and  cold, 


15 


1776. 
Feb'y  9. 
"     10. 

"     11. 

"     12 

"  13. 
"  14. 
"     15. 

"     16. 


18. 

19. 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

"  25. 

"  26. 

"  27. 

"  28. 

"  29. 


Cold  and  Hnowcd. 

An  oxci.'HHivc  bad  snow  Htonu  ;  Hdnio  HtMitriuw 
froze  drad. 

Sunday— C\ean'(\  iij)  in  tlio  nijflit,  and  was  a 
fair  day. 

PlcaHaut  \veath<>r.  Our  men  take  tlir  nnitiW- 
pox  fast. 

Pair  and  cold. 

Fair  w(!ath(!r. 

Clear  weather.  One  of  our  men  named  Parrot, 
put  in  irons  for  callings  one  of  the  emigrants 
a  tory.     Our  army  opened  a  battery. 

All  the  old  countrymen  brouf^ht  into  prison 
a^ain,  because  six  of  them  deserted  last 
night. 

Sunday — Clear  weather, 
do        do 
do        do 

Thick  weather. 

Clear  weather. 

Cloudy  and  windy. 

Various  reports  concerninj?  us  ;  some  say  w<' 
shall  be  sent  to  England  and  sold  as  slaves 
to  some  island  ;  others  say  that  we  shall  be 
sent  to  Boston  and  exchanged  ;  others  say 
that  we  shall  certainly  be  hanged  ;  but  we 
are  in  hopes  that  our  people  will  release  us 
by  taking  the  town. 

Sunday — Fair  weather. 

Thick  weather. 

Snowed  in  the  morning  and  thawed  at  night. 

Snowed  in  the  morning  and  thawed  all  da^. 

Fair  and  cold. 


le 


Marr-h,  1776. 


mrt. 


Miiicli  1.  ('Icaiuiid  cohl  ;  oiir  HuowN  put  in  ironH  for 
aiisvvcriiiff  one  it(  llic  Hfiitriort  who  ultiiHcd 
liiiii. 

"       2.  Siiowfil  ill  tlif  iiioniiiig  ;  flcur  umi  cold  ull 
day 

"       '.i.  Sniidaif — CU^iw  mid  cold. 

"       4.  (!|(>ar. 

"       f).  Oloiidy,  windy,  and  (-(dd  ,  siiowod  at  tiif^ht. 

"       ti.  Ciild  wciitlicr  ;  hail  and  ruin. 

"       7.  (/lour  wculiier. 
8.  Cicur  andcohl, 

"       \).  The  town  was  alarmed. 

"     10.  Suiidai/. 

•'  13.  VV^(  woro  HMnovod  to  llu*  K""'.  "*^'^**  ^t-  JoI'Ii'h 
f?ato,  which  '\h  liomh-proof.  Ilcro  wc  have 
the  liberty  of  a  yard  of  al»oiit  a  qmntcr  of 
an  acre. 

"     1«.  Rained  all  day. 

"  n.  Sinuhi/. —  IMeasant  weather.  The  j^uard  Het 
over  118  are  old  Frenchiniin  and  boyH,  who 
are  very  •  iucy,  tellinf>'  us  we  Hhall  bo  hang- 
ed ;  pointing  their  bayonetH  at  us  ;  threat- 
ening to  shoot  us  for  opening  a  window,  or 
any  such  tritlc. 

"     18.  Pleasant  weather. 

"     H>.  Snowed. 

"     20.  Snowed  in  ihe  ;>ioniing  :  clear  at  night 

"  21.  Clear  and  c  Id.  The  French  guard  of  boys 
and  old  men  a^'  Vv  ry  saucy — threatening 
UK  daily. 


17 


March  22.  Cloudy  uiid  cold. 

"     24.  *VMH</fli/— Cold  uiid  Hinmlly. 

"     25.  Clciii-  mid  cold. 

"  2t(.  liiiHt  iiij^lit  one  of  our  iikmi  cHcapcd  out  of 
;|tiul,  u'lil  ;^,;i  dciir.  About  tliis  tiuic  u  plau 
was  laid  Tor  j\ir  cnlarg'cnM'ut,  and  we  prc- 
piirc'd  to  bro.ik  out,  and  make  our  CHcapc  by 


II 

11 


til 


d.     ('Icar  and  cold. 


Htizi  1/  tne  g-iiarti 
'27    Clear  and  cold. 

28.  Clear  and  cold. 

29.  Clear  ;  u  wurni  huh. 

30.  Clear  ;  a  warm  huh. 

31.  Sanihnj — Snowed;   our   Rcliemo  found    out; 

tlie  Hentry  lieariiif^  Home  iioiHe  in  tlie  (tellar, 
search  was  made,  and  HomeHiispicion  raiHcd 
which  might  have  pasHcd  ofl',  had  not  one 
of  our  own  men,  Jons  IIau,,  diHcovcrcd  the 
whole  affair,  and  all  the  Herj^eanlH  and  cor- 
porals wore  put  in  irons.^"' 


April,  1776. 

April  1.  Pair  wodther.  This  morning  the  guard  turned 
out  and  fired  some  time  before  the  gaol ; 
then  the  alarm-b*<  II  rang  ;  and  the  cannon 
on  the  walls  w<'i  ■  fired  in  order  to  draw  our 
army  near  the  walls  that  tlusy  might  cut 
them  ofl"  with  grape-shot.  This  day  we 
were  almost  all  in  irons. 
"      2.  Pleasant  weather. 


18 


1776. 
April      ^.  Caiinoimdiiij;"  on  Ixidi  sides.     Our  artny 


are 


(Tcc-tinf?  a  battery  at  Point  Levi.     Cloudy, 
tiiid  rained  in  tlie  afteriiunii. 


4.  S(jiially 


F 


lur  wcattioi 


th 


().  (Jioudy  and  cold. 

7.  Sundai/. 

8.  Cloudy. 


itho 


Lirni  wci 


iiir  w<!ailn'r 


10.  F 

11.  Very  windy  last  nig-lit  ;  rained  in  the   after- 

noon. 

12.  Cloudy  and  suowcd. 

13.  A  raw  air. 

14.  Sunday — Major  McKexzie  came  in  and  took 

Captain  Mdkoan's  cMunpany  out  of  irons. 
Clear  in  the  morninj;'  ;  cloudy  almost  all  day. 
15.  This  day  the  Yorkers'  tiuu^  was  out,  and  they 
wanted  to  }j,'o  home,  hut  were  compelled  to 
stay. 
lt>.  Clear  morning' ;  clouded  up  soon. 

17.  Had  a  week'rt  allowance  of  fresh  beef,  which 

had  Iteen  killed  three  or  four  mouths,  of 
which  they  l)oaste(l  much.  t<'llin<!;  us  it  was 
more  than  our  army  t'ould  get.  Windy  and 
cold. 

18.  Cloudy  morning  ;  clear  afternoon  ;  cannonad- 

ing on  both  sides. 

19.  Cloudy  and  cold. 

20.  Cloudy. 

21.  iS'«7i(/a.v— I'leasaut.      They   fired    heavy  can- 

uon  in  the  citj'. 


19 


1776. 
April  22.  The  time  sooins  Uni^  ;    all    in   irons,  though 

niust  of  iiH  pull  thcni  off  at  night.     I  never 

lay  Imt  two  nights  with  them  on. 
"     23.  Cold  and  s([ually. 
"     24.  Fair  and  windy. 
'*     25.  Our  army  Itogan  to  cross  the  river  to  and  from 

Point  Levi.     Fair  weather. 
"     26.  (Jloudy  and   some  rain  ;  the  ground  one-half 

bare  of  snow. 
"     27.  Cloudy. 
"     28.  Some  of  o»ir  otTifcis  tried  to  niak*;  their  escape, 

but  w(M'e  discovered,  and  put  in  irons.   Fair 

weather. 
"     29.  Pleasant  weather. 
"     30.  Foggy  and  rainy. 


^1 
d  I 

n 


May 

1. 

II 

2. 

II 

3. 

It 

4. 

II 

5. 

II 

6. 

May,  177(J. 

Cloudy  ;  snowed  in  the  morning. 

Fair  and  <^(dd.     Fired  brisk  on  both  sides. 

Heard  cannon  fired  at  some  distance. 

At  nine  or  ten  o'clock  at  night,  the  town  was 
alarmed  by  a  fire-ship  from  our  people, 
which  did  no  damage. 

Sunday — Rained  in  the  morning  ;  cleared  to- 
wards night. 

Pleasant.  About  sunrise  the  town  was  alarm- 
ed, and  thre(!  ships  came  up,  landed  some 
tro<t[)s,  and  railed  up  the  river.  The  troops 
marched  out  at  noon,  and  our  army  retreated, 
leaving  a  few  sick  men  behind  them,  who 
were  brought  into  the  town.  ^"> 


I 


20 


17  TO. 

May   7 

"     8. 
"      9. 


11. 

12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 

10. 
17. 

18. 

19. 
20. 

21. 
22. 
23. 


frKNERAr,  Oarlkton  """'  camc  ill  and  ordered 
our  irons  to  bo  taken  off.     Plea.sunt  day. 

Cloudy.  TIear  many  improbable  stories  about 
Boston,  New  York,  &c. 

Rainy  day.  Six  prisoners  were  brought  into 
gaol. 

Two  riflein<'n  were  taken  out  of  gaol  ;  we 
don't  know  on  what  terms — same  day,  two 
.Icr.sey  (bimpling-eaters  were  brought  in  ; 
they  were  found  among  the  bushes,  not 
having  tried  to  make  their  escape,  being  too 
heavy  laden  with  dumplings  and  pork,  hav- 
ing forty  ))ouiids  of  pork,  a  knapsack  full  of 
dumplings,  and  a  quantity  of  tlour  Fair  in 
the  morning  ;  rained  at  night. 

Fair  weather.  A  party  of  King's  troops 
marched. 

Sunday— Clcdv  weather. 
Fair  ;  a  raw  wind. 
Fair  ;  a  ship  sailed  for  England. 
Fair  ;  a  raw  wind. 
Fair  and  clear. 
Fair. 

Pleasant  weather;  hear  tliat  Major  Mekjs"" 
iuul  Captain  Dkarhorn  are  gone  home. 

Sunday — Fair  weather. 

Ch)udy   and   sh  )wery.     Light    infantry   and 

grenadiers  marched. 
Clotidy,  and  a  raw  wind. 
Pleasant  weather. 
Pleasant  weather. 


31 


mo. 

May  24.  Pleasant  weather. 

"     25.  Rained  in  the  afternoon.    Sergeant  Boyd  <  =  =" 
brought  Ijack  to  prison. 

"    26.  Sunday. 

"    31.  Pleasant.     Ten  ships  arrived  with  troops. 

"    28.  Clear  and  windy. 

"    29.  Fair. 

"    30.  Fair  ;  cloudy  at  night. 

"    31.  Fair  ;  some  troops  marched. 


June,  1770. 

June     I.  The   Brunswickers    arrived  ;  said   to   be   si.v 
thousand.  ^"^^ 

2.  Sundmj—Va\v  weather. 

3.  Warm  ;  cloudy  at  night. 

<•       4 .  A  royal  salute  fired,  being  the  King's  birthday. 

Cloudy. 
'.       5    Pleasant  weather.     Gov.  Carleton  came  in  to 
us,  and  offered  to  send  us  home  on  condition 
not  to  bear  arms  again. 
.<       6.  Cloudy  ;  rained  at  night.     Sent  the  Governor 
an  answer  to  his  proposal. 
7.  Cloudy  and  windy. 
..       8.  Fair  weather.    Hear  that  there  are  three  thou- 
sand of  our  men  at  Sartigan. 
.       9.  Sanday-Y^\v  weather.    Hear  that  they  landed 
three  thousand  men,  and  our  army  defeate.l 

them.  ,    ,. 

"     10.  Fair  weather.    Hear  that  two  thousand  ot  our 
men  were  surrounded  and  taken. 


22 


June  1 1 .  Viivy  plcasiint. 

"     12.  Fair  wciillior. 

"  1:5.  Kiiir  wcutlior.  Hear  tlicy  have  tiikeii  two  huri- 
(Irctl  ol'oiir  iiii'ii,  who  ai\'  to  be  sent  to  Hali- 
fax. Heard  that  our  men  had  sunk  the  Com- 
modore. 

"     14.  Kaw,  cold  wind. 

"     15.  Kained  at  niylit. 

"     ir».  Fair  weather. 

"  17.  Fair  weather.  Hear  that  our  army  have  killed 
and  taken  four  thousand  Dutchmen. 

"     18.  Clear  morninp^  ;  cloudy  afternoon. 

"  1*.).  A  thunder-storm,  with  hail-stones  as  big  as 
2-oz.  halls  ;  a  young  woman  was  killed  by 
lightning. 

"     20.  A  fair  morn  ;  a  shower  in  the  afternoon. 

"     21.  Fair  weather. 

"     22,  A  fair  morn  ;  rained  in  the  evening. 

"     23.  Sumlaif — Fair   weather.     Hear   that   our  men 

drove  the  King's  troops. 
"     24.  Fair.     Hear  that  our  army  have  retreated  out 

of  Canada. 
"     25.  Fair  weather.     Hear  that   they  have  brought 

three   hundred   Jersey    blues,  prisoners,  to 

town. 
"     2G.  Fair  weather. 

"     21.  Fair.     Two  ships  came  up  in  the  morning. 
"     28.  Fair  and  warm. 
"     20.  Fair  weather.     Hear  that  peace  is  proclaimed; 

also,  that  they  have  killed  four  thousand  of 

our  men  and  taken  ten  thousand,  and  that 

General  Washington  is  killed. 


1776. 
JuDe  30. 


23 


Sunday — We  hear  there  is  a  French  fleet  come 
in  at  Philadelphia,  of  Hcsventy  h.iII.  Two 
ships  came  up  to  Quebec. 


July,  1776. 

July  ].  Fair  weather  ;  a  thunder-shower  at  niglit. 
Hear  of  the  Indians  scalping^  our  people  at 
Three  Rivers. 

"       2.  Lowery  weather. 

"       3.  Showery  weather  ;  cleared  in  the  afternoon. 

"  4.  Fair  weather.  We  hear  that  they  are  waiting 
for  some  officers,  that  they  have  taken,  to 
come  hero,  and  then  we  shall  be  exchanged. 
Two  prisoners  brought  in.  Thunder  at 
night. 

"  5.  Rainy  morn;  clear  afternoon.  One  of  our 
men  was  so  indiscreet  as  to  pull  out  ont*  of 
the  iron  bars,  in  sight  of  the  sentry.  When 
he  was  relieved  he  fetched  the  officer  of  the 
guard,  and  showed  him  wiiat  had  been 
done,  and  search  being  made,  some  mor(! 
were  found  out,  which  caused  much  sus- 
picion of  us  all.  The  prisoners  brought 
in  last  night,  inform  us  that  the  Indians 
scalped  many  of  our  soldiers,  some  of  them 
alive  ;  but  General  Carleton,  to  his  great 
honor,  has  refused  to  pay  those  murdering 
fiends  for  any  more  scalps,  but  Avill  pay 
them  the  same  reward  for  every  prisoner. 

"  6.  Fair  weather.  Saw  three  ships  working  in. 
The   man   who   pulled    out   the  grate   was 


24 


mo. 

iiiforiiu'd  of,  HO  that  we  lio|)0  it  will  have  no 
ill-oiroct. 
.lul.V  7  SiuKtai/ — Some  showers  in  the  morning.  The 
man  wlio  pulled  out  the  ffrate  heat  th<'  man 
who  informed  of  him,  and  he  complained  to 
the  Provost.  We  hear  that  they  have  sent 
an  express  to  the  (xovernor,  informinj^  him 
we  have  made  another  atte'npt  to  break 
out  ;  w(!  have  also,  a  report  that  our  officers 
had  attempted  to  set  the  place  they  were 
confined  in,  on  fire.  This,  as  well  as  nmny 
more  reports,  are  not  worth  belief. 

"  S.  Pleasant  weather.  Hear  that  Colonel  McLane 
is  taken. 

"  9.  Hear  that  we  are  to  go  Ikjiiic  soon.  Pleasant 
weather. 

"     10.  Very  fine  weather. 

"  11.  Pine  morning  ,  rained  in  the  afternoon  and 
night.  Hear  that  Colonel  McLane  is  taken, 
and  two  thousand  of  their  men,  crossing  the 
lake,  and  that  there  is  a  French  fleet  coming 
here.  We  also  hear  that  the  German  troops 
are  to  return  home. 

"  12.  Rained  almost  all  day.  Hear  that  wc  are  to 
sail  for  New  York  in  less  than  ten  days. 

"     13.  Fair  and  warm. 

"     14.  Sunday — Fair  weather.     We  hear  we  are  to 
embark  to-morrow. 

"  15.  Fair  and  moderate.  Hear  the  Governor  is  ex- 
pected in  town  soon,  and  then  it  will  be 
known  what  will  be  done  with  ns. 

"     16.  Showery. 


•i5 


July   17.  Showery  ;  cold.     Wc  liuvi'  bread  Herved  to  us 
iiiHt(!iid  of  our  allowiituM!  of  butter. 

"  18.  Fair  aud  teuiperate.  Hear  tliat  Cidou(d  iMc- 
Lank  is  come  to  town,  aud  that  the  (Jovern- 
or  is  expected  every  luiuute. 

"  19,  (Jloudy  aud  cold  ;  tlie  weatlu-r  is  so  cohl  that 
the  OauadiaiiH  do  uot  expect  a  ^ood  crop  of 
coru.  It  is  so  cohl  as  to  wear  a  ^leat  coat. 
Wo  hear  thatCohjuel  MtdjAXK  says  we  sliall 
not  be  sent  lioiue. 

"  20.  Fair  weather.  Oonnoh,  one  of  tlie  prisoners 
wliy  cairie  into  gaol  last,  was  taken  and  put 
into  sotru!  other  place  of  confmeuieut,  and, 
as  we  suppose,  put  in  irons  for  talking  im- 
pertinently to  the  Captain  of  the  Provost 
(iruard. 

"  21.  Rainy  weather,  with  thunder.  Hear  that  we 
are  to  go  home  very  soon  ;  heard  from  our 
officers,  who  gave  us  encouragement.  Wo 
have  also  a  report  that  the  French,  Span- 
iards, and  Prussians,  are  at  war  with  Great 
Britain,  and  that  there  is  a  large  fleet  in  the 
Bay  of  St.  Lawrence. 

"  22.  Fair  weather.  Saw  a  ship  sail  out.  This 
afternoon  the  Grovernor  arrived  from  the 
army,  and  was  saluted  with  fifteen  guns. 
This  gives  us  hopes  that  wo  shall  be  sent 
horae. 

"  23.  Cloudy  morning  ;  fair  all  day.  One  of  our 
company  is  out  of  his  right  mind. 

"  24.  Rainy  weather  fore  part  of  the  day.  We  hear 
we  are  to  be  sent  to  Montreal  and  exchang- 
ed. 


Ill 

m 

ii 


yo 


inc. 

.Inly  25.  Fair.     Hear  we  arc  not  \o  p>  liomf. 

"  2<).  Sonic  rain.  Wo  li(!ar  that  the  (fovcnior  has 
Kciit  to  let  our  otHccrs  know  that  within 
llircc  (lays  he  will  appoint  a  day  wlien  to 
send  lis  honK!.  Saw  a  brifj^  and  a  shij)  como 
in. 
"  27.  Fair  weatiier.  \Vi)  hear  that  the  (iovenior 
has  let  our  ofliccn's  know  that  lie  will  send 
iislioiiit;  on  the  4th  or  r)th  of  Au;.?ust.  This 
day  we  saw  the  FrcMieh  priest  K*^jinf?  to  visit 
a  sick  [lerson.  Tie  was  attended  by  about 
twenty  pe(jple,  as  follows  :  First,  a  man 
{^oes  rinjjfiiip^  a  little  haiid-beil  ;  then  two 
ni(!n,  or  boys,  carrying  two  lanthorns,  with 
lij;"hted  candles,  on  poles  about  ten  feet 
long  ;  then  comes  the  priest,  under  a  cano- 
py, supported  by  two  men  ;  it  is  like  the 
toaster  of  a  bed.  The  priest  is  dressed  in 
white  linen  robes  over  his  black  clothes, 
and  things  as  heavy  as  boards  arc  tied  to 
his  kne(;s,  and  hang  dangling  and  knocking 
against  his  shins.  They  have  crosses  on 
these  two  things.  After  the  priest,  follow 
the  friends  and  children  of  the  sick  person, 
and  any  others  that  hai)pen  to  be  going  that 
way,  who  think  thc^y  are  doing  good  to  join 
in  with  the  rest.  Every  one  that  hears  the 
bell  is  obliged  to  kneel  down  while  they 
pass  by.  The  priest  has  a  great  cross  upon 
his  breast,  and  a  thing  of  wooden  beads 
hanging  by  his  side.  The  people  all  have 
these  beads  when  they  go  to  church,  to  help 
them  remember  their  prayers.     They  also 


27 


1776. 


use  the  sit  me  ceremony  when  they  {^o  to  a 
burying,  and  have  choristers  Hinging  before 
the  corpse. 
July  28.  Pair  weatlier.  This  day,  Mr.  Murray,  barrack- 
master,  came  in  i  ''(l  told  u.s  we  were  to  sail 
in  a  week.  V  i  w  begin  to  believe  tlune 
is  something  in  it,  though  v/e  have  had  so 
many  different  reports  that  w(!  can  scarce 
believe  anything  we  hear.  Wo  aro  all  to 
have  a  shirt  apiece  given  us. 

"  29.  Rainy  weather.  Sus,  the  man  who  is  out  of 
his  senses,  grows  worse,  talking  of  killing 
some  of  the  people,  &c. 

"     30.  Fair  weather,  except  a  shower  or  two. 

"  31.  Fair  weather.  We  hear  a  report  that  our 
army  have  re-entered  Canada,  and  retaken 
Fort  St.  John's.  We  have  b^ien  seven  months 
in  prison  to-day. 


August,   1776. 

Aug.    1.  Rainy  weather. 

"  2.  Fair  weather.  The  news  to-day  is,  that  our 
people  have  wounded  the  German  General, 
mortally,  and  taken  five  hundred  prisoners 
at  Lake  Champlain.  We  have  it  confirmed 
that  we  are  to  go  on  board  the  vessel  on 
Sunday  next. 
3.  Pair  weather.  Hear  that  our  sick  men,  at  the 
hospital,  are  to  go  ou  board  this  evening. 
We  expect  to  go  to-morrow  morning. 


88 


m»v 


AiiK-  4.  Siiiulay—Viur  wciitlifr 


"     f).  Fiiir   wcutlHT, 


riiiH   aftornooii    we   liavo   oach 


if  us   a   sliirt    '/w* 


II   to   iiH,  and   thirty-Hvt! 


of  nlir  llicil  \v< 
ilij;'  tlif  |)ii|HT. 


ic  sent  on  IxtanI,  after  si^n- 


KNI>    UK    .lOl'UN.U, 


99 
NOTES. 


(1.)  Hmrv  Dkarrokm  wnd  Imrii  in  IIiiiii|it(m,  \  11.,  In  tlw  nvmlh  r.f  Mnrcli.  1T61, 
III"  wiiH  cnKUKi'il  In  tliii  Imtlic!  nf  llrri'ir.-i  lllll.und  held,  ill  Hint  lime,  a 
riiptuhi'H  riinimlHsloii.  In  H<'pti'nil)i'r  ri)llnwlii({,  li(Mic(iini|i'Uiic'(l  Arncild  in 
tint  dXpi'illtlcin  t(i  Qiii'lx'C.  In  llici  hhwuiU  nn  tin"  lily,  he  wan  tiikcii  pri- 
H(>nrr  luiil  ki'pl  In  closi' iMiMllnrnK^nl  nnlil  Miiy.  177tl,  wln'ti  he  wii«  ii'IiuhimI 
iin  piirolc.  H(i  wiiM  iifli'rwarilM,priiMin|iM|  in  Miijiir,  lunl  Kiilisi(|iii'iilly  I.iriil  • 
folonul,  mill  nil  till'  (li'iilh  nf  ChIdiii'I  Scainmi'l,  hi'  mirniMli'il  tn  tin-  niiiiiniuiil 
nf  till'  ri'Kliniint.  Il>:  Wiih  ciikh^'i'iI  In  tlm  Imtlli'H  nl'  Sariitn^'a  ami  Mini 
iiiniitli,  anil  wan  at  Vnrktnwn  at  tlin  HiirrriiiliT  nl'  rmiiw  illlx.  At  tin- 
(HiacK.  liavliiK  t'inlKratril  tn  Maine,  Im  was  iip|Hilnti'il  by  Wa.sliliiKlnii,  In 
178B,  MarKlial  of  llial  ilislrlrt.  Ili'  was  twir-'  mi'mlicr  nf  <'niinri'SH. 
On  tlio  ai'ci'HNinn  nf  .li'lliTfon  tn  llin  Pri'slili'iicy,  In  IROl,  ho  wax  appoiiitcil 
Sccrptary  nf  War,  wlilrh  ninci'  ho  Imlil  fur  nltjlit  ynar.'f,  illsrhaiKinK  Hh 
(ItitluH  raithl'iilly.  lu  IHOU.  \w  wan  iiiailn  C'ollpctnr  nl'  Kn,stnn,an<l  nn  ,I.'iiiiiary 
27, 1812,  hccatnc  Scninr  Ma.|nr(ii'iii'ral  In  tlu'  rniti'il  StatoH  Army.  In  IIh' 
HprhiK  of  1813,  ln'  I'apluri'il  Ynrk,  In  Uppir  Canaila,  and  Kurt  (iomxp  "'  Ih" 
mouth  of  tho  NliiKnra  Itlvor  :  but  was  icralli'd,  and  somi  afterwards  placed 
in  nnmniand  nf  the  niHItury  dlstrlelnf  New  Ynrk.  lie  resigned  liis  eniii 
iniHHinn  In  the  army  In  1813,  and  on  May  7,  18'22,  was  appnlnted  Minister  In 
Portuxal,  where  lie  remained  twn  years, and  was  roealled  at  his  own  reipiest. 
Ho  died  in  Rnxiniry,  Mass.,  on  the  6th  day  of  Juno,  1829,  a^vA  78. 

(2.)  Fort  WiwrnKN  i.s  op|xi,slto  tho  present  town  nf  Aiijtnsta,  Maine.  The  I'nrt  wii.s 
formed  by  two  bliHik-hoiises  and  u  lar^e  house  100  feet  long,  and  the  wlinle 
Inclosed  with  pickets.    Tho  fort  wa.s  orertod  In  the  year  1754. 

(8.)  JxitKS  McCoRMirK  was  a  rcBldcnt  of  North  Yarmouth,  and  heiontted  tn  Cotnnel 
Hcammel's  regiment.  He  was  an  Ignorant  man,  but  bU'l  previously  bornu 
a  good  character. 

(4.)  S<^witK(U.v  Famj<  Is  about  flvo  mlleR  eaht  nf  tho  village  of  Nnrridgowock,  at  n 
I)<)lnt  where  tho  river  soparates  tho  present  town  of  Ulnnmneid  nn  tho 
south  from  Milburno  on  the  north.  These  fall.s  are  abiuit  suventoon  miles 
from  Fort  Halifax. 

(6.)  Rftv.  Sami'ki,  Si'RiNd,  was  n  rativo  of  Northbrldgo,  Mass.,  and  was  bnrn  nn 
tho  27th  day  of  February,  1746.  Ho  aeinmpaiileil  .\rnold  in  the  expedi 
tiou  to  Qiioben  as  chaplain.  On  his  return  limnc  lie  was  nrdaiiieil  as  a  min- 
ister. Ho  was  engaged  In  his  viM-atInn  In  Newlnir.'  pnri,  Mass.  .fnr  many  years. 
Ho  died  on  the  4lh  day  nf  Mat i-h,  1819,  at  the  ll^'e  nf  "3.  The  Rev.  «!ar 
diner  Hpiiiig,  nf  tho  Brirk  Church,  in  New  Ynrk,  Is  his  son. 


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ifl  I  riiKi<riii-iirH  i;iiKKNK  wux  Imrii   In  Wurwlck.  it.  I.,  in  tlio  ycnr  ITST.     Up  r*- 

icivcil  H  t(""<l  i"liiiMii'iii.  II'' wiini  Mii'iiihiT  "if  (111'  I'liliiiiliU  l^'KlHlatiiri'  of 
liH  Still'',  iiii'l  uiin  II  lli'iil<'niiiit  mill  iil'li  rwiinU  niii.|>>r"r  IIh'  Ki'iitlNlitliiitnla 

III  III''  ll.-'.llllt    I'll    t;i|l'l>ir     III'     WIIH    lll'I'll'    jllNlllH'r,  mill    I'M    lll'^    ri'll'llHi'  WIIN 

|ii'i mil il I'll  In  lli'iili'iiiiiil  i'i>l"tti'l.  ill'  t.'»lii>'<l  Ui'i'iil  ii|'l''  i'i>"i  ('■•r  lilx  Ki>'l<»it 
ri'imli'i'  III' till'  I'lH'iiiv  III  Iti'l  lliiiik.  mil  wiih  vnlril  ■  ounril  hy  <'i>iiKr<'HM. 
Ill'  wiif  kllli''!  lii'iu  III''  Ci'iliin  KlviT,  W'^lili  hIit  >'•>.,  Ni'W  Ynrk,  liy  ii 
imi'ly  III'  T'iili'4  iiii'l   r''l'ii|(i'i'''.  "ii  Hi''  l.'lili  iliiy  <ir  Mny .  I7HI    in  llii'  'Utii 

y''iir  iif  111"  Mu'i' 

(7.)  IhMllKi..      ■    ll''.i'li|iiiiili'i--    lii'l'iri'  tiwlii'i'.  IliTi'iiiliiT  -Mi."  I   Imvo  illHcii- 

viTi'il  Ihit  llii'ci'  iiiiiipimii'K  111  I'l'liini'l  .Xriii'l'lK  'li'im  linn'iil  iirr  mtv 
aviTMi'  t'l  a  11111)1  ill'  mniii  ra|iliilii  II  iiii'Ik'I.  wlm  Iiiih  liiiiirri"!  ('(ilnlicl 
.\riiiilirHiliK|ili'iii»iii'i'.  1^  at  III''  Imtliim  III  II.  A  lli'M  iillli'"r  h  i'liiii'i'rncil  in 
II.  TlilH  iliuiK'ToiiM  (larty  tliii'iilcii-  lln-  ruin  nl'  mir  iiir.ilrn.'' — Ktiriwl  /Vnm 
Orueriil  Miinljinmiiji'ii  I'll' I      Dniilnii'.i  llmtnrii  nf  Siw  i' irk,  ml.  'i./i-'H. 

(H  )  llAMKi  MiiHiMN  w'ii'<  .1  iiiilivi'  "I'  Ni'w  .li'i'Mi'y,  liiit  ri'iiii>v'''l  111  I'luly  lll'i'  m  \  Ir 
l!i\\ii>.  Ill  l7Aft.  Il'  .joini'il  III!'  i'X|i'"lllliin  1 1  lli'iiil>l"rk.ii''  a  traiiiHtiT  ;  ret  urn- 
Inu  til  Kri'iliTirk,  In*  |iiir.'<iii"l  tlintoii^li  hl'i'iila  liat'.kwiuiilN  t'ariiii'r,  until  tint 
iintliri'iik  III'  till'  Ki'Viiliiliiin,  wliitn,  In  I'liniiniiinl  nl'  a  (iiinijiaiiy  ol  rill''nii>n, 
III' stirli'il  1'"!'  llcHiiiii,  I'l'iii'liliiK  till'  Anii'rir.in  rani|i,  altiT  ii  niarcli  ol'  IIOO 
iiiili'r<.  Ill  lliri'i'  W'l'k^.     Ill  till'  latti'i'  jiii't  III'  I77'''>,lii'  lU'riiiiijiiinli'il  tin'  i'\|ii< 

Mil  1(111 1'l'  Aniiil'l  t  '  v^iii'l ,miil  was  rtiL'ii».'i''l  In  lln'iitlark  mi  lliitt  jilai'i',  iinil 

tiiki'li  )irisiiiii'i'.     iHirliiv'  lilM  rajilivily  In'  ilrrliiii'il  llii'  nll'i'i'  nl'  a  cnliinrlry  In 

I  III'  llnlisli  .'iriiiy ,  iiinl  mioi,  I'Ii'I-  IiU  rcli'ii.ii',  lnwai'il.-i  tin'  cliisc  nl  177tt.  wan 
ii|i|inliili'i|  ciilniii'l  III  till'  ri'Kiiiii'nI.  Ill'  ri'inlci'i'il  valiialilu  hitvIcc  ilnrinK 
till'  ri'lr''at  iif  Wa-ililiit,'tnn  llirnii>!li  N'.'w  .Iri-Hi'v.ln  17711,  ami  alw)  In  tli« 
nnnpal^'ii  In  tin*  riaini!  Slate,  In  1777.  In  llic  FH'ininiT  of  tlio  laltnr  yi'iir,  In' 
jn.  .'Il  (iaicx,  llii'ii  111  ciiMiniaml  nf  iln'  NnrtliiTii  army,  ami  IiIm  ritU'ini'ii  took 

II  illHliii),'iil''ln'il  ii.'irt  in  tlii<  liatlli'  on  Ri'ii\ns'  llilulits  Miirk'an  was  iilnn 
prpni'iil  at  Iln'  liiillli'dl'  '  'atotra,  ami  mir  nl'  IiIh  rllli'ini'ii.  naiiiwl  Miir|iliy, 
kllli'il  lii'iii'ial  Kriis  T,  mil  'l'''-;ili'i|  Ihc  ilay.  In  17Si),  In'  wii.m  nmili'  nrlnftillcr 
(ii'Mi'ral.iiiiil  .i'lincil  tin'  Sniillii'i'ii  artiiy .  iinili'r(iri't'iii',un'l  Knini'il  ii  ili^rlsivu 
victiiry  "ViT  THili'liin.  at  tlic  ''nw|i,.|in,  .laiinmy  17,  17K1,  for  wliirli  liu 
I'crcivi'il  a  kdIiI  nii'iliil  from  rniij;i'i'K.s.  Ilcrnrc  tin'  rliHC  nf  llin  campaign  lin 
WII.-1  ciinijii'lli'il,  liy  irpDali'il  attacks  nf  rliiMiniaii.«ni,  tn  rnlnrn  to  liis  Immo 
in  Virniiiia.  In  17(14,  ln>  aliU'il  In  Hiippri'f^sliiK  tin"  whisky  insiirrcclloM  in 
ri'iinsylvaiiia,  mi'l  was  mi'iiiliiT  "f  CoiiKi'i'ss  from  17115  tn  17UK.  Hi'  dlcil  In 
\\■lll^lll•^tl'r,  Virginia.  .Inly  0,  IHO'2,  awcil  09. 

(9.)  ('ait.\in  M.vniiK.w  S.mitii  rotnmamii'il  a  ciinipaiiy  finiii  lln-cniinty  nf  I^jjiu'iislnr, 
IVnnsylvania.  Iln  Was  u  Koml  lookiiiK  man.  hail  tin' air  of  a  Hnlilicr,  lull 
was  lilili'nilo.  ami  iiiiU'a>;pously  talKallve. 

(10.)  Tills  iliiL'  bi'lniitjL'il  t"  Captain  Dnarlmni,  ami  Wits  a  urcat  favnritn,  '•  My  ilnn 
Wius  viry  lar^i'.  ami  a  (jnat  lavnriti'.     I  j;avi'  him   up  In  snvrral  nf  Captain 

(innilrlrli's  (■ paiiy.    Tiii'y  rarrii'il  him  tn  their  rnnipany.  and  kilicil  ami 

diviiU'il  him  anniiiK  llinsi' wliii  wrc  siilU'riiiK  nnisl  si-vi'mly  with  IniiiRi'r. 
Tlu'y  ale  nvcry  part  of  liim,  not  (iXccptiliR  the  entrails,  "—ii'tfi'i'  </  (timi-ral 
Unirlnni  In  lite  Rfi'.  Win.  AUen. 


:\\ 


(II  )  M,*!Mi  Ki  Wakii  wiiK  llii'  »iiii  111' (inviTiHir  Wiir.l.  ■{  Hlu«.li'  l-liiiiil  M<' wiiN  III 
<  iiiiilirtilK"  It)  177^1,  wliiTi'  III'  lii'lil  II  rii|i|ini>(  >  ll<'  w  m  iinruiinl  lit 
IJiii'lx'i',  iiii'lir  Anil  III,  .iikI  >"il<><'i|iii'rilly  iil    (In    |.,iil|i>  ul  lt>'il  lliiiik.  uihlrr 

•  ill I  lirirrii'.     Alhr  llf  war  In'  In  riiiiK   ii  iihti  Imiil.     Iji-  Mini  In  Niw 

Yiifk.  Ill  till'  yiir  Is.'j,  ni  tlir  im,.  nt  7ft. 

(la.)  "  Tilt,  ImiiiI  Ni.Hii  -iimk  Mil'  I'.iiik,  iiii'l  II  Iiii4>lii|iiiiiiii,  II  liiil  i  niin'i!  \|,  Kflizif, 
lii'iillii'i' III  III!' I  ii|>tiiiii  III  llii'  Irltfiilr.  H|>ri>iii;  ni'lmri'.  Tin  tl'lr  ihliiiiK  at 
llir  llllli',  lllr  ImiiiI'b  irrW  Hi'lr  iilili'lcll  In  ?liii\i'  iilf,  miil  tii  tin  liluliiT  il|i  In 
iiili'i'|ii>r  liiiiilliiK  pliiri',  Wliili'nliiiyliii!  thlx'Tilir  llicy  iliHinviTiil  llii' Aliii'i  I 
I'ltiis  nil  till'  liiitik  iiImivi',  ami  liiiiiii'iliiiirly  imlii'il  nil  i<)inri>,  liavliiK  tln'lr 
niili'i'r  III  lilH  I'liti',    MiirKitit.  rriiHtriiii'l  III  ilii' .ii'-iKii  li"  liml  Inriiii'il  t»  xur 

prl'i'  ail' I  ra I'll!  11'  Illr  Imiil'M  cri'U  ,  ImW  n|n'llri|  II  llri'  llpnll  llli'lll.  Till'  lllhl 
blll|i|liall.  l'nl|||l|'i'||i'l|i|lll»(    at    nlll'l'     IiIk    Hlllllltinll,     |llllll|.'l''l    lllln     till'     llM'l', 

III  llii'  liii|n' In  11'i.mIm  Iiih  liniit  ;  Iml  lirlim  ilrriTli'il  hy  till'  linal'H  rrrw, 
Willi  |iii  li'il  mil  Hiill  tiii'lliiT  liniii  ilii'  riarli  nl  ilaliK''!',  Uliil  linllrili^  tlin 
lialJH,  wlilrli  iiiiw  Hti'iii  k  till'  wiiii'i'  itrniiiiil  lilin  In  riartiil  pi'n.\iiiiil>  In 
liiH  lii'iiil,  111'  luriinl  l'iwaril.i  lln'  Klinn.,  ami  hIIii'IWihi'  Mttnllli'il  IiIh  willinti 
IIOHH  to  Kiini'inli'r." — LiJ'tnf  (iiiniiil  Muiumi    ;«.  7U. 

(13  J  "Tmi.'<  wiim  .  K'''<'al  |ilii'  nl  »i  nli  ii  liiiiMlii»;i'.  with  |iiiiiii'|'imi,-<  mil  linii,>ii'.-.  wliirli 
li'«tilli'i|  till-  iiKlliillliirill  h|iilll  lllhl  liiHle  of  tile  iiwrnT.  Mi',  K"iiil  "niil,  wiin 
tlli'll  HIIIIK  III  (Jili'licr.  TlinX''  Wlin  i  illlii'  lliHl  I'lirril  wi'll.  illlil,  IIM  lurk  wnilil 
liiivi'  It.  we  wi'D'  nr  till'  iiiiiiilii'r  :  ull  willilii  iiikI  vvillmiil  llin  ImiiHu  lii'iiiiiit' 
u  piry.  Ailvi'iHily  liml  (ll'^lrny('{|  111  our  miIihIh  I'vcry  li'comuH  or  ilnliruti' 
HciiHiitlnii, ' — lliniyi,  Jimrnal.  ;i.  S6. 

(It  )  Tlic  iiiiiiK' nt  tills  pi'i'Miiii  wii.-t  (ii'iirg''  Mi'nlriiit.  Ili^  lii'lniit(i'i|  tnCii,  tain  Mnr 
Kaii'H  iiim|iiiny,  mill  was  ii  imlivol'  SiiKinla.  Ili' wii.s  taki'li  liy  Hurpri.'^i'. 
ami  WIS  till'  llrsi  prisninr  wliirli  was  takiii  liy  lln'  llnlirli  at  (Jiii'lnr.  Il>' 
wiiHsi'iit  111  Kiigliinil.  Iiiit  rrli'iisi'il  lln'  rnllnwiiii,'  yi'ar 

(16.)  IlK.VKliirr  .\iiNiM.ii.  wa<  a  n.'ilivi' nt  Nnrwii'li,  Cnnnrrlii'iil .  aii'l  ua,-' limn  mi  llir 
;iil  iliiy  nl'.laiiiiary ,  1741.  On  armiint  nf  lii.;  Imlil  ami  iVarh'ss  rli.irarli'r,  lii' 
WIIM  Hi'li'i'lril  tn  iiiakr  an  iiltaik  iipnii  Caiiaila.  In  llir  assanit  npnii  ijiii'licc, 
lie  wilt*  woiimlril  ami   lakm  piisniirr.     I  pnn  his  rrl'iisr  hi'  was  I'liKaKi'il  ill 

till'  si'r\  ii II  I.iki'  Chaiiiiilaiii.  wIu'It  he  Ki'i'atly  ilisliiit;iii-lii'i|  hiinsi'ir, ami 

he  also  iliil  Milisi'ipimilly  in  Ihi'  hattii'  nl'  Saratinia.  lli' allrrwanls  lii'ld 
rniiiniiiiiil  al  W.st  I'niiil,  iiiiil  llicri'  i'iim'"lril  till' trriii^mi  which  has  inailr 
his  imiiii'  Inliiiiiniis  tn  every  I'rieiul  ol'  Aliierleii.  Alier  the  war,  Arnolil  went 
to  KiiKliiinl.  mill  alter  loailiiiK.  I'nr  some  years,  a  rnvintr  llle,  he  reliirneil  tn 
bimluli,  where  he  illeil  in  1801,  al  llle  ilKO  of  sixty 

( H).  I  III  the  ai'tinu.  Capiain  llearlinni.  who  li'iil  liein  i|iiartereil  on  the  iinrlli  .siiln  nl' 
the  Uher  St.  I'liaiies,  liiurcheil  tn.inili  the  iiiaiu  hmly,  hiil,  ill  the  atteiiipl. 
wiiH  caplnroil,  wllh  hi.s  cmnpauy,  by  (,'aplaiii  Law,  wlm  i.s.suei|  frniii  I'alaee 
Uute,  with  two  hundred  men  and  numu  eiinnnn.* 


♦  Allen's  Biographical  llict. 


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(17  )  Till'  lollinviii^'  is  11  IHt  <if  tho  (itlU'ci's  l.iki'ii  liy  Ih"  niitisli  at  tlin  iitliu:k  ii|)()n 
liiKiDic.iMi  llh.ilst  ilay  cilDccrinlicr,  1775:  ('apt.  D.  MiirKiiii.I.iciit.  William 
llcalli,  l.ii'iii.  I'l'ici-  liruiii  (sli^'lilly  wiiuiidcil),  J.  M.  (iiiiii,  Charli'H  I'Dttor- 

lli'lil,  Mi'iit.  AnliiliaM  Slc<'li'  (^w di'd).  .Idliii  Henry ,  l.iciil.  Kraiirls  Xi- 

,  Imlls,  MalllK  w  liiiiiiiiii.  Majnr  .loliii  l,atnl),  fjunt.  Amlicw  Moudy ,  Ciipt. 
(Ilivcr  llanclit.  Capl.  Salniiid  l,i)rkwii(id.  Aliijali  S,iv«Kc',  (iuarlcrmasU'C 
il.iijaniih  I'atlin  ('apt.  KlcaziT  (Iswold,  Col.  ('  (iri'iMi,  Ciiptaiii  I.  Tapii'm 
(WcMiMil.d).  Capl.  .-amiiid  Waril,  Capl.  SiiiKiu  Mayer,  I, iiMil.  .(allies  W'l'lil), 
l.ii'iil.  William  llimiplireys.  l.ieiil.  K.  SIdrmii.S,  Sliaw,  Major  Tlmdlliy  Dim' 
low,  ('apt.  Willi  im  (iiiiilrii'li,  Lii'Ut.  Sam  el  Uniwii,  I.ient.  .Iiiliii  Comptdii, 
I.ieut.  .Iiiliii  Clark,  r.ieul  .laiiic-.-:  Ti.><  lale  (woiiiiled).  ('apt.  H.  Dearborn. 
I.i.iil.  N'allianiel  lliiteluns.  laeiit.  Aiiimi  Andrew,-,  laenl.  .losepli  Thoma.-i, 
Ad.i  ilaiit  c.  K.iii  TKiM'  (.1  Daai.sli  ijIIUmm-).  and  ab  ml  throe  hundred  privali's, 
— |C.piiiii.ciiriit  Conraiit.] 

(IS.)  The  (illii;ers  w.Te  ei)iillned  in  Ih"  Seminary,  and  the  s(dilicrs  in  tlie  Jemit's 
Cillej,'e  or  U.r  diets,  and  wore  treated  by  Carlcton  with  a  lininanity  very 
henoruble  to  his  ehararter.  In  one  (jI'  his  letters  ho  says,  that  .\Iareh31, 
177ii,  be  discovcTed  .1  plot  ot  tlii'  prisoners  to  e.ieape, alter  seizing  the  gnard 
at  St.  .Iiilnis  Cate.aiid  lei.  in  Arii'dd.  Of  tbi,"!  plot,  Mr.  Henry,  who  was 
e!i^;aged  in  it,  gives  a  minnle  account,  Thi^  prisoners  hail  In^en  removed  to 
ihi'  liaiiphni  jail,  an  (d  I  Kreiich  bnilding.  ab  ait  three  hiimlreil  yards  from 
St.  .lohii',-;  (iate.  Their  ingennily  soon  sapplieil  them  with  arms;  for  peeping 
through  the  key  lade  of  the  door  of  a  small  room  at  tlie  stairhead,  they 
perieived  largi'  iron  hoops.  Of  these,  liy  forcing  the  door,  a  large  number 
was  obt.iined,  lis  wdl  as  a  iiuanlity  of  inm  of  dill'^'rent  shapes.  Rough, 
st'i  it  swords,  with  wonden  handles,  were  made,  and  spear-heads  were  fiLsh- 
ioned  a:id  adlxed  to  spl.ts  of  llr  plank,  about  ten  fi'.*t  in  leir.;th,  which  had 
formeil  the  hottora.-i  of  the  lowest  berths.  The  proposed  method  of  eseapj 
was  by  removing  the  bais  of  their  windows  and  by  the  cellar  door,  which 
opened  inward,  an<l  the  rings  and  padlock  of  which  were  inside,  and  within 
their  reach,  .bweph  Aston,  of  Ijuiib's  company,  afterwards  a  raiijor,  was 
dioseii  coniinander-in-chief  of  the  prisoners  ;  McKay  and  others  were  colo- 
nels ;  Boyd.  Henry  and  (dliers  were  ma,jors,  captains,  &c.  (Jetting  into  the 
street, one  parly  was  to  attack  the  guard  house,  near  the  jail,  and  another 
parly,  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  men,  were  to  attack  the  guanl  of  thirty  or 
forty  men  at  St.  John's  (iate  ;  the  jail  and  buildings  near  were  to  bo  set  on 
lire  the  .same  time,  by  way  of  signal  to  Arn(dd,who  had  boon  made  acquaint- 
ed with  the  project  l>y  Martin,  a  pri,soner,  who,  in  a  storm  of  snow,  had 
clambered  ovi'r  the  wall  of  the  prisj",  and  escaped  tlie  sentries,  and  threw 
binisidf  from  tlie  wall  nf  the  city,  southerly  of  St.  .lohu's  Gate.  If  the  guard 
should  be  overcome  at  SI ,  .hdm's  Gate,  the  cannon  were  to  lie  turncil  uiion 
the  city.  As  some  matches  might  bo  necessary  in  that  event,  and  there 
would  be  oeeasimi  for  povviler,  it  was  procured  In  the  following  ingenious 
way.  Some  small-gun  earriaires  were  made,  mounted  with/wpc)-  cannon,  a 
few  inches  in  length.  Kinbrasures  were  cut  with  a  knife  in  the  front  boards 
<if  the  berth.s  on  opposite  sides  of  the  room  ;  and  two  parties  wore  formed 
for  the  pigmy  contest.  The  b;az  and  report,  as  loud  as  small  pistols, 
created  much  me.rimcut.    For  this  sport  many  cartridges  were ubtaiuod, 


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most  of  -A-UUli  \v.'r(\  carcrully  liiiil  iislilc  I'ur  (itliiT  |iiir|KK<os.  Some  mouoy 
was  u!.sii  obliil  ii'il  licim  iharitiili'.o  hums,  wlio  visited  llii'  prison  :  luit  ob- 
(uiiiod  ilia  iiicUhkI  rcmai-kiilili'  nillicr  for  iiiKinuity  than  l'iiini'>SK  (ir  jiro- 
priety,  for  it  was  tlinii>;lit  that  all  artillri'S  witc  allnwalili',  cspi'i-ially,  as 
lifu  wuH  to  ho  liaz.irili'il  lor  liluTty.  0:ico  a  iiiin  was  scimi  approarhiiig  ; 
wli'Mi  IlOL'tor  (iilison,  who  hail  slmll<'(l  physie  at  Ciiriii.-li,  ami  who  alter 
words  (lied  at  Valley  Forge,  in  the  winter  if  177«,  a  ycmii);  man  of  ruddy 
clifc'lts  ami  with  a  lioautil'iil  le'iid  of  hair,  was  hurried  into  bed,  to  play  the 
part  of  a  man  sick  Willi  a  hi^th  fe\er.  The  iiiin  lieiiiK  iiitrodiiecd.  crussed 
herself  and  whispered  an  Ave  Maria  or  I'aler  Noster,  poured  I  lie  contents 
of  her  purse,  twenty -lour  i-oppers,  into  the  hand  of  the  pa'ieiil.  The  money 
priM'ured  powder,  and  the  manner  of  oblainini:  it  o(casi(.ni}d  some  merri- 
ment to  cheer  the  gloom  of  a  prisnn. 

Everythiiin  beiiiK  prepared  and  arranged  by  the  council  of  war,  the  mo- 
ment of  executing  the  long  runilitated  plan  was  llxed.  A  spring  of  water  in 
the  collar,  which  I'lirnished  the  supp'^  of  water  In  the  prisoners,  had  accu- 
mulated a  considerable  (pnmtity  of  ice  at  the  foot  of  Ihe  door,  wliich  was  to 
be  the  sally-ixirt.  Imuieiliately  after  the  locking  up,  sixteen  men,  with 
long  knives,  were  to  desci'nd  Into  the  cellar,  and  pare  away  the  ice  In  a 
silent  manner.  But  it  was  not  the  will  of  Providence  that  the  jierilous 
attempt  should  bo  m:ile.  The  schenu'  was  exploiled.as  greater  schemes 
havo  been,  by  th  lughtlessness  and  imprudence.  T>vo  young  men,  without 
authority  from  the  council,  descended  into  the  cellar  and  began  to  [lick  the 
ice,  uot  with  knives,  but  with  hatchets.  They  w.re  overheard  by  the 
s-eutry  ;  th;'  guard  was  immediately  doubled  ;  and  the  well-digested  plan 
was  defeated  in  a  moment.  This  happened,  as  appears  by  Carleton's  letter, 
March  31. 

The  next  morning  an  inquiry  was  made  into  thi>  alTair.aud  nothing  would 
have  been  discovered  but  the  attempt  In  the  cellar.  AVhei;  Major  Murray 
w.is  I'aving  the  room,  a  prisoner,  an  Knglishmaii,  who  had  deserted  from 
the  British  at  Boston,  and  .join  mI  Arnold,  rushed  by  him  to  escape  the  ven- 
geance of  his  companions,  saying  to  him  that  he  had  sniiiething  to  di.sclo.se. 
The  traitor  revealed  the  whole  plan,  in  c  ■n-e(iuence  of  which  there  soon 
arrived  several  caM-loads  of  ir"n^,  such  as  bilb(>es,  foothobldes,  and  hand- 
culfs,  and  instead  of  lluding  themselves  in  the  enjoyment  of  the  sweets  of 
liberty,  the  poor  wretches  found  themselves  in  chains.  The  bilboes  were 
loui,'  bars  of  iron,  to  which  ten  men  wore  fastened  by  the  feet.  In  a  few 
days  miiiy  woi-o  able  to  extricate  themselves  from  their  irons,  by  saws 
mile  from  k  livs,  and  in  oth'r  way.s.  They  sulb'red  miserably  from  the 
scurvy,  and  from  a  ilianlia'i  occasioned  by  the  water.  It  was  not  before 
th  !  m  mtli  of  May,  alt  m-  I'le  arrival  of  reinforcem  'nti  to  the  lirilish,  and 
the  retreat  of  the  Am  'rican  aim/,  that  the  irons  were  struck  oil". 

(1  >.)  Gene  i.m.  Tn  imas.  wlio  wis  appointed  to  succeed  Monlgiun'ry.  arrived  early  In 
May;  but  Carlti  n  having  received  reinforcements  under  Hurgoyne,  the 
Am.Ticans  wor<'  obliged  to  make  a  liasty  retreat,  leaving  their  stores  and 
sick  behind.  The  latter  were  kindly  treated,  and  finally  sent  homo. — Los$- 
ing's  Hi'ht-IUmk  of  the  Revohttinn.  Vil.  I. p.  202. 


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(20.)  Silt  (Jiv  I'Mii.KiiiN  wa:<  a  iiiitivf!  of  Iroliiml,  mid  wns  born  ii;  1722.  He  onlcrcd 
till'  .iriiiy  lit  iiii  (Nirly  ukimhhI  was,  in  1748,  a  Lieiitonaut  colouci  in  the 
(iiiiiiils.  Ill'  w.iH  with  Amlii^r.sl,  ill  Anieilca,  and  was  afterwards  at  the 
takiiiK  iif  Hiiviuia.  In  1772  he  was  uiailo  >:aj()r-Goneral,  and  appointed 
(ioVLTiiiir  111  (iieiipc,  which  lie  siieressrully  dcleudod  against  the  assault  of 
the  Am  lii  Mii.-i.  Hy  his  energy  anil  judKineiit,  ho  saved  the  whole  of  Canada 
fiiiin  lalliiii.'  into  their  hiinds.  In  1781  lie  was  ap|x)iiitcd  Coramanderln- 
chii'f  iiftlii'  liini's  ill  Aiii('rica,and  in  17S6  liecanie  again  Governor  of  Qnehec  ; 
and.  us  a  revv.inl  for  his  loiij;  serviees,  was  raised  to  tho  peerage,  as  Lord 
Donhesti'r.     lie  died  in  1808,  at  the  age  of  86. 

(•Jl  )  K1.T111N  .1.  Mkiiis  was  a  native  of  Mid'Uetown,  ('(innecticut,  and  was  born  in 
Ilcceiiilicr.  1740.  He  was  at  the  sii'^e  of  (Jiieliee,  and  was  made  prisoner  in 
the  assault.  On  his  reli'ase  ho  was  promoted  to  Colonel.  His  expedition 
to  1,1111^'  Island,  ill  .May,  1777,  was  one  of  the  most  brilliant  enterprises  of 
the  war,  fur  whieli  he  received,  August  3,  the  thanks  of  Congress  and  a 
sword.  He  was  al'terwanls  at  the  storming  of  Stony  Point,  under  Wayne, 
wluMi'  ill'  distinguished  himself,  and  was  honorably  noticed  for  his  conduct 
on  that  iiic.isiiiii.  Alt^T  the  peace  ho  moved  to  the  West,  and  died  at  tho 
ClRTDk.'e  Agency ,  January  28, 1823,  aged  82  years. 

(22. )  Sekok.wt  Timm.\s  Boyd  was  a  member  of  Smith's  company,  from  Pennsylvania. 
Ho  was  al'terwanls  in  the  expedition  against  the  Indians,  under  General 
Sullivan.  H.'  was  taken  prisoner  wliili."  on  a  recoimoitering  expedition,  and 
was  barbarously  mnrdered  liy  tho  Indians  on  the  13th  day  of  September, 
1779.  ilis  Ilea  1  was  taken  olT  and  totally  skinned,  his  right  eye  taken  out, 
and  a'so  his  longin'.  His  right  fo.il,  from  the  ball  of  the  heel  to  the  toes, 
was  laid  "pMi ,  u.s  if  with  a  knife.  He  was  cut  open  across  the  bottom  of  his 
belly  and  Ins  buwi'ls  were  taken  out,  and  a  very  long  knife  stuck  in  between 
his  slmulders,  descending  to  the  vital  jiarts.  His  corpse  was  afterwards 
discovered  by  his  friends,  and  decently  interred  near  Genesseo  Ca.stle,  to- 
gether with  the  remains  nf  Michael  Parker,  ouo  of  his  companions  in  tho 
expedition. — Henry's  Jon nial,  p.  203. 

(23.)  '•  We  are  now,  after  much  siilTering,  two  leagues  distant  from  Quebec,  whcro 
we  shall  arrive  this  evening,  but  where  wo  shall  not  make  any  stay — Gen- 
eral I'arU'lon  having,  before  our  arrival,  driven  the  rebels  frein  the  environs 
of  (Juebec.  and  being  at  present  engaged  in  their  lursuit." — Madame  de 
SiUleScl'sJuuinal.  p.  25. 


